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Military
John J. Ruppert and his crew at 447th BG, Rattlesden, England. John, Aerial Gunner, is back row, center. Other Crew Members are Lonnie Roberts (p) William Overstreet (cp) Thomas Jones (n) Wendell Watson (b) Frank Waltman (ttg) Thomas Jackson (r) George La Follette (btg) Harry Craddock (wg).
Military | Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
John had entered the Aviation Cadet programme in July 1943 but due to a surplus of pilots opted to train as a gunner. He joined the group at Rattlesden where he flew on 13 missions; on the last they made a forced landing on an old Luftwaffe airfield in...
Group
The 447th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses on strategic bombardment missions out of Rattlesden, Suffolk. With their first mission coming on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1943, their main focus was hitting sites that would weaken enemy forces...
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| 24 April 2021 13:01:52 | RayWells | Changes to media associations |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945 |
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